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Mithridates VI (Greek: Μιθραδάτης; Persian: Mihrdāt; 135 – 63 BC), was the last king of Pontus in northern Asia Minor from 120 BC to 63 BC. He is remembered as one of the Roman Republic's most formidable and successful enemies, who engaged three of the prominent generals from the late Roman Republic in the Mithridatic Wars: Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Lucius Licinius Lucullus and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. He has been called the greatest ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus.
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Mithridates VI | |
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King of Kings | |
King of Pontus | |
Reign | 120–63 BC |
Predecessor | Mithridates V |
Successor | Pharnaces II |
Born | 133 BC Sinope, Pontus |
Died | 63 BC Crimea |
Burial | Sinope |
Dynasty | Mithridatic |
Father | Mithridates V |
Mother | Laodice VI |
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